Case—Junko’s Giant Print Shop Job Assignment Problem

[摘要] Jimmie Junko runs Junko’s Giant Print Shop, which provides on-request custom print services for its customers. Although the print industry has been shrinking in recent years at a rate of more than 2% per year, as of 2021, it still comprises about $75 billion in the United States (IBIS World 2021). That contraction has challenged Jimmie to be more efficient at allocating jobs to his various presses and has confronted him with downsizing challenges. In short, it is more important than ever for Jimmie to be efficient with how he assigns jobs to presses.

[学科分类] 数学（综合）

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